uk: immigration and ethnic diversity
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Short presentation about immigration (from the Commonwealth) into the UKTRANSCRIPT
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UK: IMMIGRATION AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY
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Immigration in the 1950s
• Britain in need of cheap labour after WWII
• Entry from Commonwealth countries easy
• Mass immigration• First: West Indies• Next: Indian
subcontinent
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1950s-1970
• 1954: Non-white population a few thousand• Growing prejudice• Riots as white people fear the arrival of a
black community
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• 1962: The Commonwealth Immigration Act passed by the Conservative government Commonwealth immigrants entering Britain must have employment or be able to offer required skills
• Laws follow in 1968/ 71 further restricting entry for non-whites
• 1970: 1.4 million (1/3 born in Britain)
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1970s
• 1972: Idi Amin expells Asians from Uganda• 1976: Commision for Racial Equality• 1978: Viv Anderson first black footballer on
England’s team
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1980s
• Strict controls on entry• The state said it would protect the rights of
ethnic minorities• 1981 riots sparked by racial issues• Scarman report concludes: ”racial
disadvantage is a fact of current British life”
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1987-2000
• 1987: four non-white MPs elected• 2000: anti-discrimination legislation• Growth of asylum seeker applications
growth of immigration• Rise in racial tensions
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• 2001: 9-11• Bombs on London public transport 2005• These tragedies lead to a further rise in racial
tensions
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2001 CensusEthnic group Number Percent of
pop.Indian 1,053,411 1.8Pakistani 747,285 1.3Bangladeshi 283,063 0.5Ohter Asian 247,644 0.4Black Caribbean
565,876 1.0
Black African 485,277 0.8Black (others) 97,585 0.2Chinese 247,403 0.4Mixed race 677,117 1.2
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Illegal immigrants in the UK
• Between 300 000 and 600 000 (2006)
• Amnesty?• Needed to do ”dirty
jobs”
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Sources• the Hutchinson Encyclopedia of World History• http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/illegal%20imigrat
ion%20poster.jpg• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_of_the_United
_Kingdom#2001_Census• http://flickrcc.bluemountains.com: policing ladbroke grove• www.flickr.com/photos/78364563@N00/137655983• www.flickr.com/photos/86226435@N00/237883400• www.flickr.com/photos/13106344@N00/2863978390• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk/2005/
london_explosions/default.stm• All sites above accessed on March 22nd 2009